Shutter Priority Shooting - Olympus E-420 Instruction Manual

Shutter priority shooting

The camera sets the optimum aperture value automatically for the shutter speed you have
selected. Set the shutter speed depending on the type of effect you want. A higher shutter
speed allows you to capture a fast-moving subject without blur, and a slower shutter speed
blurs a moving subject, creating a feeling of speed or motion.
A fast shutter
speed can freeze
a fast action
scene without any
blur.
Set the mode dial to S and turn the control dial to set the shutter speed.
Aperture value
Shutter speed
AF confirmation
mark
Shooting mode
Viewfinder
TIPS
The picture looks blurred:
j The possibility of camera shake spoiling your picture increases greatly during macro or ultra-
telephoto shooting. Raise the shutter speed or use a monopod or tripod to stabilize the camera.
The aperture value is blinking:
j The optimum exposure cannot be obtained. For details, see "Exposure warning
display" (gP. 123).
Slower shutter speed
Faster shutter speed
A slow shutter
speed will blur a
fast action scene.
This blurring will
give the
impression of
dynamic motion.
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